Nothing. i simply felt like going out, and i went out.”

“well i hope you left some suitable excuse,” said her husband, somewhat appeased, as he added a dash of cayenne pepper to the soup.

“no, i left no excuse. i told joe to say i was out, that was all.”

“why, my dear, i should think you’d understand by this time that people don’t do such things; we’ve got to observe les convenances if we ever expect to get on and keep up with the procession. if you felt that you had to leave home this afternoon, you should have left some suitable explanation for your absence.”

the excerpt best demonstrates which emerging theme?
wives must conform to certain roles in society in order to support their husbands.
women who do not conform to traditional roles imposed by society are negatively judged.
wives are the guardians of hearth and home, while husbands come and go in order to secure resources.
women who do not seek identities of their own, separate from their families, are negatively judged.